led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, one pace
held up in touch, went 2nd 4 out, led last, always in command
soon in rear, weakened 7th
chased leader and keen, hit 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
held up, went 2nd approaching 8th until 4 out, weakened after 2 out, eased after last
Good Company certainly isn't keeping any here and has leading claims but we'll suggest Back Among Friends. Sunisa shaped quite well on her chase bow but has gone the wrong way since but the two aforementioned runners are hardly rock solid. Good Company won a maiden hurdle in Ireland and showed a fair level of form. He made a pleasing start to his chasing career behind Oslot but failed to build on that at Warwick in a race won by Sobers. The selection managed to get seventeen lengths closer to Sobers at Chepstow than Good Company managed but it would be foolish to take that literally. That wasn't too bad a run and he didn't shape too badly behind Benetwood prior to that so Back Among Friends gets the most nominal of tips.
Back Among Friends 12-1 (11-0) Led and clear until approaching 2nd, headed when not fluent 8th, soon weakened, tailed off, 3rd of 6, well behind Sobers (11-0) at Chepstow 2m beg chs (4) hvy in Jan.
Good Company (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway 8th, weakening when mistake 11th, 4th of 8, well behind Sobers (11-6) at Warwick 2m 4f nov chs (3) hvy in Jan.
Master Ellis (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) In rear and keen, ridden and brief effort 7th, 8th of 13, 23l behind Ricardo's Chance (11-1) at Hereford 2m 4f nov sll hdl (5) gf.
Pret A Thou (FR) (10-3) Mistakes and never in touch, 5th of 8, 20l behind Scribe Alone (10-12) at Saint-Galmier 2m 3f hdl gd.
Sunisa (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, headway after 5th, weakened 4 out, well behind when fell at the last in race won by Josear (10-11) at Hereford 2m nov chs (4) gd in Feb, 11 ran.
Prophete de Guye (FR) 200-1 (10-12) Held up, headway after 7th, mistake 8th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Super Nick (10-12) at Hereford 3m 2f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 15 ran.